On Friday 12 September 2003 10:21, Dan Mergens wrote: > In order to get video output to your external port, you'll need to use > the hotkey (it's Fn-F8 on my Dell Latitude). You must do this in text > mode, not graphics mode.
I do so. > If you don't have text displayed after you > switch from panel display, there must be something wrong with your laptop. I can't believe this. If I have the output to both in text mode and 'startx', the CRT goes black. XFree switches it off (I'm rather sure). Maybe a driver bug? > Once you have text displayed on your external monitor you can configure > XFree86 as described in the page I sent you. Ack, but I don't reach that point, where it is useful to define different modes for CRT and LCD. Wolfgang _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
